Actor Name Ideology Status Areas of Operation Affiliations Modus Operandi & Adversaries - Armed wing of ULA: United - Chin State League of Arakan - Battles and Remote violence against Active - Kachin State - Member of FPNCC Myanmar Security Forces Arakan Ethnic combatant; not - Rakhine State (Northern Alliance) - Battles against Bangladeshi Security AA: Arakan Army Nationalism party to 2015 - Shan State - NCCT, , , Forces ceasefire - Myanmar-Bangladesh - Allied with KIA - Battles against ALA Border - Formerly allied with ABSDF (pre-ceasefire) - Myanmar-Thailand ABSDF: All Burma Liberal Party to 2015 Border - Battled against Myanmar Security - Allied with KIA, AA, KNLA Students’ Democratic Front democracy ceasefire - Myanmar-India Border Forces - Myanmar-China Border Active AA: Arakan Army (Kayin): Arakan Ethnic combatant; not - Member of NCCT, ANC - Kayin State - Battles against Myanmar Security Forces Arakan State Army Nationalism party to 2015 - Allied with DKBA-5 ceasefire - Armed wing of the ALP: ALA: Arakan Liberation Arakan Liberation Party - Battled against Myanmar Security Army Arakan Ethnic Party to 2015 - Rakhine State - Member of NCCT, ANC Forces Nationalism ceasefire - Kayin State - Allied with AA: Arakan (Also known as RSLP: Rakhine - Battled against AA State Liberation Party) Army (Kayin), KNLA, SSA-S WWW.ACLEDDATA.COM | Conflict Update – Myanmar – Table 1 Rohingya Ethnic Active ARSA: Arakan Rohingya - Rakhine State Nationalism; combatant; not Salvation Army - Myanmar-Bangladesh UNKNOWN - Battles against Myanmar Security Forces Muslim party to 2015 Border (Previously known as Harakah al- Extremism ceasefire Yaqi) - Armed wing of the CNF: Chin National Front - Former member of UNFC Party to 2015 - Battled against Myanmar Security CNA: Chin National Army Chin Nationalism - Chin State (pre-ceasefire) ceasefire Forces - Allied with SSA-S - Member of PPST, UPDJC, JMC - Split from KNLA in 1994 DKBA: Democratic Karen Defunct; - Allied with Myanmar Buddhist Army Karen Ethnic integrated with Security Forces as of 1994 - Battles against KNLA - Kayin State Nationalism state security - Disbanded & transformed - Fought against DKBA-5 (Also known as the Democratic Kayin Buddhist Association) forces in 2010 into BGF: Border Guard Forces 1011-1022 in 2010 DKBA-5: Democratic Karen - Split from DKBA in 2010 Benevolent Army Karen Ethnic Party to 2015 - Member of NCCT, PPST, - Battled against DKBA - Kayin State Nationalism ceasefire UPDJC - Battles against Myanmar Security Forces (Also known as Klo Htoo Baw Battalion) - Allied with ASA, KNLA Kachin Ethnic Defunct; - Battled against Myanmar Security KDA: Kachin Defense Army - Shan State - Split from KIA (was Nationalism integrated with Forces originally 4th Brigade) WWW.ACLEDDATA.COM | Conflict Update – Myanmar – Table 1 (Also known as Shan State (North) state security - Disbanded & transformed Special Region-5) forces in 2010 into PMG: People’s Militia Group 3-7 in 2010 - Armed wing of KIO: Kachin - Battles and remote violence against KIA: Kachin Independence Independence Myanmar Security Forces Army Active - Kachin State Organization - Fought against NDA-K Kachin Ethnic combatant; not - Shan State - Member of FPNCC - Fought against from the CPB: (Also known as Kachin State Nationalism part to 2015 - Southwest China (Northern Alliance)Former Communist Part of Burma (pre- Special Region-2, KNO: Kachin ceasefire - Northeast India member of UNFC dissolution in 1989) National Organization) - Allied with ABSDF, KNLA, - KUKI, SSA-S - Armed wing of KNPP: Karenni National KNA: Karenni National - Fought against Myanmar Security Army Karenni Ethnic Party to 2012 Progressive Party - Kayah State Forces Nationalism ceasefire - Fought against KNPLF (Also known as KA: Karenni Army) - Member of UNFC - NCCT, SD, DPN Active - Myanmar-India Border - Armed wing of KNO: Kuki KNA(B): Kuki National Kuki Ethnic combatant; not - Northeast India National Organization - Battles against Myanmar Security Forces Army Naitonalism party to 2015 - Chin State - Allied with KIA ceasefire - Saigaing Region - Armed wing of the KNU: - Battles against the MNLA KNLA: Karen National Karen Ethnic Party to 2015 - Kayah State Karen National Union - Fights against Myanmar Security Forces Liberation Army Nationalism ceasefire - Kayin State - Allied with ABSDF, ALA, - Fought against DKBA DKBA-5, SSA-S WWW.ACLEDDATA.COM | Conflict Update – Myanmar – Table 1 - Member of PPST, PPWT/CT, UPDJC, JMC KNPLF: Karen National Defunct; People’s Liberation Front Karen Ethnic - Split from the KNA in 1974 integrated with Nationalism; - Kayah State - Disbanded and transformed - Fought against KNA state security (Also known as Kayah State Special Communism into BGF 1004-1005 in 2009 Region-2) forces in 2009 KPF: Karen Peace Force Defunct; - Split from KNLA (was Karen Ethnic integrated with originally Battallion 16) (Also known as Haungtharaw - Karen State UNKNOWN Special Region Peace Group) Nationalism state security - Disbanded and transformed forces in 2009 into BGF 1023 in 2010 KPC: Karen Peace Council Karen Ethnic - Split from KNLA (was Party to 2015 - Karen State Nationalism originally 7th brigade) in 2007 UNKNOWN (Also known as Karen Nation ceasefire - Kayah State Union/ Karen National Liberation - Member of NCCT Army Peace Council) LDU: Lahu Democratic Lahu Ethnic Party to 2015 - Shan State - Member of UNFC, NCCT UNKNOWN Union Nationalism ceasefire LMG: Lahu Militia Group Defunct; Lahu Ethnic integrated with - Disbanded and transformed - Shan State UNKNOWN (Includes Jakuni Group, Makman Nationalism state security into BGF 1007-1010 in 2010 Militia & Ja Pikwe Group) forces in 2010 WWW.ACLEDDATA.COM | Conflict Update – Myanmar – Table 1 Defunct; merged MNDA: Mon National Mon Ethnic with other armed - Mon State - Merged with MNLA in 2011 UNKNOWN Defense Army Nationalism groups in 2011 - Split from the CPB: MNDAA: Myanmar Communist Part of Burma National Democratic Active (post-dissolution in 1989) Kokang Ethnic - Shan State (Kokang Alliance Army combatant; not - Armed wing of KDP: Nationalism; Zone) - Fights against Myanmar Security Forces party to 2015 Kokang Democracy Party Communism - Myanmar-China Border (Also known as the Kokang Army, ceasefire - Member of FPNCC Shan State (North) Special Region- 1) (Northern Alliance)Allied with KIA - Armed wing of the NMSP: - Battles against KNLA MNLA: Mon National Mon Ethnic Party to 2015 New Mon State Party - Mon State - Fought against Myanmar Security Liberation Army Nationalism ceasefire - Member of UNFC, NCCT Forces Defunct; - Split from MNLA/MNDA Mon Ethnic surrendered to - Armed wing of the HRP: - Fought against Myanmar Security MRA: Monland Restoration - Mon State Army Nationalism government in Hongsawatoi Restoration Forces 2012 Party NDA-K: National - Communist faction split Defunct; from KIA Democratic Army (Kachin) Kachin Ethnic integrated with - Kachin State - Formerly allied with CPB: Nationalism; - Fights against KIA (Also known as Kachin State state security - Shan State Communist Party of Burma Communism Special Region-1) forces in 2009 (pre-dissolution in 1989) - Disbanded and transformed into BGF 1001-1003 in 2009 WWW.ACLEDDATA.COM | Conflict Update – Myanmar – Table 1 - Allied with NDAA - Split from the CPB: NDAA: National Communist Party of Burma Democratic Alliance Army - Myanmar-China Border (post-dissolution in 1989) Shan Ethnic Party to 2011 - Myanmar-Laos Border - Allied with MNDAA, UWSA, - Fights against Myanmar Security Forces (Also known as Shan State (East) Nationalism ceasefire Special Region- 4, Mongola Group) - Shan State NDA-K - Member of FPNCC (Northern Alliance) Naga Ethnic NSCN-K: National Socialist Defunct; Nationalism; - Allied with Zomi - Fights against Indian Security Forces Council of Nagaland- disbanded after - Sagaing Region Militant Revolutionary Army - Fights against Myanmar Security Forces Khaplang 2012 ceasefire Christianity Defunct; - Rakhine State NUPA: National United Arakan Ethnic disbanded after - Myanmar-Bangladesh - Member of UNFC, ANC UNKNOWN Party of Arakan Nationalism disarmed in 2014 Border - Armed wing of the PNLO: Pa-O National Liberation - Shan State PNLA: Pa-O National Pa-O Ethnic Party to 2012 Organisation. - Fought against Myanmar Security - Myanmar-Thailand Liberation Army Nationalism ceasefire - Member of PPST, PPWT, Forces Border UPJDC, JMC - SNA: Shanni Nationalities Army Active - Split from KIA in 2016 Shanni Ethnic combatant; allied - Kachin State - Allied with SSA-N, - Fights against KIA (Also known as Shan State (North) Nationalism Special Region-3) with government Myanmar Security Forces WWW.ACLEDDATA.COM | Conflict Update – Myanmar – Table 1 - Armed wing of the SSPP: Shan State Progress Party SSA-N: Shan State Army – Shan Ethnic Party to 2012 - Shan State - Member of the UNFC, NCCT - Fights against Myanmar Security Forces North Nationalism ceasefire - Member of FPNCC (Northern Alliance) SSA-N (3): Shan State Defunct; Army -North (Brigade 3) - Split from SSA-N Shan Ethnic integrated with - Shan State - Disbanded and transformed UNKNOWN (Also known as Hseng Kaew Nationalism state security into PMG 8-10 in 2010 People's Militia Group) forces in 2010 Defunct; - Split from SSA-N SSA-N (7): Shan State Shan Ethnic integrated with - Shan State - Disbanded and transformed UNKNOWN Army -North (Brigade 7) Nationalism state security into PMG 11 in 2010 forces in 2010 - Armed wing of RCSS: Restoration Council of - Shan State Shan State - Battles against TNLA SSA-S: Shan State Army – Shan Ethnic Party to 2015 - Myanmar-China Border